Islamic State car bomb kills at least 45 in Baghdad

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Eric DuVall

A car bomb in southwest Baghdad killed at least 45 people, according to Iraqi government officials. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the third bombing in Baghdad in as many days. Image courtesy Google Maps

Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A car bomb, the third in as many days, rocked Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 45 people and injuring dozens more, government officials said.

The blast happened on a crowded street near a used car dealership in the predominantly Shiite Hayy al-Shurta neighborhood in the southwest portion of the Iraqi capital. The Islamic Stateclaimed responsibility for the attack.

It is the third deadly bombing in Baghdad this week. On Tuesday, a car bomb killed four people. On Wednesday, a suicide bomber exploded a truck in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, killing 15.